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Seton to Co-Host KEYE-TV Town Hall: Concussions in Sports

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The topic is trending nationally and on Thursday, Jan.
23, Seton doctors will get the opportunity to weigh in on a
conversation about concussions in sports.

Seton and KEYE-TV (Austin's local CBS
affiliate) will co-host a LIVE "town hall" discussion from
7-8:30 p.m. at the
Seton Administrative Offices, next to Dell Children's Medical
Center. The event is open to the public, including parents,
coaches, teachers and anyone in the community interested in
hearing from Seton's expert physicians. Associates who wish to
participate are encouraged to attend or watch it live on the
station's website. If you miss the live stream, the recording
will play following KEYE's sport show on Jan. 25, at 10:30
p.m.

Other panelists include: Robert Jones, former all-pro
linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys; Ryan Dolmanet, former Lake
Travis High School football player and Beck Brydon, head
football coach for the Regents School of Austin. Dr.
Christopher Ziebell and
Dr. John Bertelson will also contribute to the
conversation. Additional doctors will participate in KEYE
interviews and a live phone bank during the 5 p.m. newscast on
Jan. 23.

Seton provides the region's foremost expertise on
concussions and is thrilled at the opportunity to highlight its
physicians. The world-class team of experts at Seton Brain and
Spine cover the entire spectrum of brain and spine care,
including stroke and epilepsy. The Concussion Center at Dell
Children's treats patients with the most complex concussion
cases in Central Texas, helping to treat and rehabilitate
children and young adults who have sustained concussion or head
trauma.

Preview news stories, featuring interviews with Drs.
Alex
Valadka and Michael Reardon, will air on KEYE's 6 p.m.
and 10 p.m. newscasts the week of Jan. 20. Event details are
listed on the
station's web page. Finally, watch for promotions
leading up to the event on KEYE-TV and on the station's social
media channels. Information is also listed on Seton's
Facebook and Twitter pages.

The event will bring state-wide coverage to Seton as KEYE's
sister stations in Harlingen, Weslaco, Brownsville, McAllen,
Amarillo, El Paso, San Antonio, Beaumont, Port Arthur and
Orange Texas will also stream the "town hall" and air preview
stories during newscasts.

Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the Magnet designation, the highest award for nursing excellence given by the American Nurses Association.